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Ambrose Rogers (abt. 1548 - 1601)

Ambrose Rogers
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Died at about age 53 in London, Englandmap
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Biography

Ambrose was the son of the martyr John Rogers and Adriana de Weyden.[1] He is described in the will of his older brother Daniel as Daniel's youngest brother[2][3] so he may well have been born in England after his father returned to London in 1548 (see the profile of his father John Rogers).

He, along with his mother and siblings, witnessed his father’s burning at the stake in 1555.[4]

Like his more prominent elder brothers Daniel and John, Ambrose was involved in diplomatic activities in Europe. It seems any roles he may have had were relatively low level, as his name rarely occurs in official correspondence (unlike his two brothers).

In 1580, Ambrose accompanied his brother Daniel on a diplomatic mission to the German princes. While travelling through the territories of the Duke of Cleves (modern Holland), Daniel and his party (including Ambrose) were attacked and taken into custody by the cavalry of Colonel Maarten Schenck.[5] Schenck was a soldier of fortune who at that time was aligned to the Spanish. Ambrose and two others in the party were separated from Daniel, who reported that they had been stripped of all their property except the clothes they were wearing and were lying in chains at Oldensaal.[5]

In early 1583, Daniel and Ambrose escaped from the castle in which they were being held, although were quickly recaptured and subsequently closely watched.[6]

Ambrose spent at least two and a half years in captivity, although was apparently released before Daniel, who was held for four years.[7] After his release, Ambrose petitioned Queen Elizabeth to intercede on his brother's behalf.[7] A copy of his petition was included with a letter from the Queen to the Duke of Cleves delivered in March 1584 by diplomat Stephen Lesieur, in which she sought the Duke's support in securing Daniel's release. Lesieur reports a cool reception from the Duke, which he attributes in part to the content of Ambrose Rogers' request to the Queen.[7] Writing to the Queen, the Duke described the petition from "the brothers and friends of Rogers" as containing "besides some truth, many things that are false".[8] The petition essentially accused the Duke of not doing everything in his power to prevent Daniel Rogers' capture and effect his release.[8] Ambrose and the other supporters of the petition probably did not expect it to be copied and sent to the Duke of Cleves.

In 1591 he was one of the heirs of his brother Daniel.[2]

On 22 March 1591/2 he obtained a licence for his marriage to Mary Pigot, spinster, whose late father was of Barkway, Hertfordshire, gent. Ambrose is recorded as being of the parish of St Dunstan in the West, London.[9] The marriage took place at Barkway on 13 April 1592; her surname is spelt Pygot in the Familysearch transcription.[10] They had at least the following children:

  • Ambrose, baptised at Barkway, Hertfordshire on 21 January 1592/3 (1593 by modern reckoning)[11]
  • Dowsabella, baptised at St Giles, Cripplegate, London on 6 July 1599[12]

In 1595, Ambrose was asked by Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury to investigate and report on an unexpected visit by the Marquis of Baden to London.[13] Writing to William Wade, clerk of the Privy Council, on 3 October 1595, Ambrose advised that the Marquis's visit was for the purpose of "seeing the country", rather than having any official purpose.[14]

He was buried at St Giles, Cripplegate, London on 31 January 1600/01. His burial record describes him as an interpreter and householder.[15]

Sources

  1. ↑ Sir George John Armitage (ed.). Middlesex pedigrees as collected by Richard Mundy in Harleian MS No. 1551 (the Visitation of Middlesex, 1634), Harleian Society, Vol. LXV, 1984, pp. 84-85, pedigree for Rogers of Sunbury, Internet Archive
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Will of Daniel Rogers, proved 11 February 1590/91, the National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 77, image at Ancestry.co.uk
  3. ↑ Joseph Lemuel Chester. ''John Rogers: the compiler of the first authorised English Bible ..., London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861, p. 226, Internet Archive
  4. ↑ "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", entry for 'Rogers, John (c. 1500–1555)', print and online 2004, available online via some libraries
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Elizabeth: October 1580, 21-31," in Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth, Volume 14, 1579-1580, ed. Arthur John Butler (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1904), 459-475; no. 476 Letter from [Daniel] Rogers to the Secretaries, dated 31 October 1580 at Bredeforde, Gelderland (modern Holland). British History Online, accessed August 15, 2019, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/foreign/vol14/pp459-475.
  6. ↑ "Elizabeth: March 1583, 1-10," in Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth, Volume 17, January-June 1583 and Addenda, ed. Arthur John Butler and Sophie Crawford Lomas (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1913), 168-183; citing Letter from Gilpin to Walsingham, dated 10 March 1582/3 at Middelburg. British History Online, accessed August 17, 2019, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/foreign/vol17/pp168-183.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Elizabeth: December 1584, 26-31," in Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth, Volume 19, August 1584-August 1585, ed. Sophie Crawford Lomas (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916), 204-228; citing Letter from Stephen Le Sieur to [Francis] Walsingham, dated 30 December 1584 at Middelburg, Holland. British History Online, accessed August 15, 2019, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/foreign/vol19/pp204-228.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Elizabeth: June 1584, 1-10," in Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth, Volume 18, July 1583-July 1584, ed. Sophie Crawford Lomas (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914), 532-549; citing Letter from William, Duke of Cleves to the Queen, dated 13 June 1584 (new style date). British History Online, accessed August 17, 2019, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/foreign/vol18/pp532-549.
  9. ↑ Joseph Foster (ed.). London Marriage Licenses 1521-1869 (London : Bernard Quaritch, 1887) col. 1148, entry for Ambrose Rogers; images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org : accessed 9 August 2019)
  10. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2TM-74W : 10 February 2018), Ambrose Rogers and Mary Pygot, 13 Apr 1592; citing Barkway, Hertford, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 991,306
  11. ↑ England Births and Christenings, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J748-9Z2
  12. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLNR-ZQL
  13. ↑ "Cecil Papers: October 1595, 1-15," in Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House: Volume 5, 1594-1595, ed. R A Roberts (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1894), 397-417; citing Letter from Ambrose Rogers to Sir Robert Cecil dated 2 October 1595 at London. British History Online, accessed August 15, 2019, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-cecil-papers/vol5/pp397-417.
  14. ↑ "Cecil Papers: October 1595, 1-15," in Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House: Volume 5, 1594-1595, ed. R A Roberts (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1894), 397-417; citing Letter from Ambrose Rogers to William Waad dated 3 October 1595 at London. British History Online, accessed August 15, 2019, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-cecil-papers/vol5/pp397-417.
  15. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/GIS/A/002/MS06419/001, transcript in London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Ancestry.co.uk with accompanying image

Acknowledgements

This profile derives partly from the import of the following GEDCOMs:

  • HOWE(1).ged on 08 April 2011.
  • mike_walton_2011.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Mike Walton.
  • BOYLES-GOWER (1).ged by Gene Gower on Jan 10, 2015.




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Mills-7869 Philip (Mills) Broughton-Mills
Rogers-1618 and Rogers-11373 appear to represent the same person because: Both child of Adrianna Pratt.
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